BEST RTS IN 2011: SOESE is Number 4

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FROM: http://www.tiptoptens.com/2011/05/01/10-best-real-time-strategy-games-in-2011/

 

10 Best Real Time Strategy Games In 2011


 


In the real-time strategy games all the movements, construction and researches etc are taking place in real time. These types of games often provide you with a bird’s eye view so that you can control and monitor your units and structures effectively. Now Guys, I am going to divulge to you some of the most interesting and fantastic real-time strategy games to play in your upcoming vacations. Let the summer come! Who is going out to dry up in the hot sun?. We have got a lot hell of real-time games to play at home…
Here is the list of top 10 best real time strategy games

10. SUPREME COMMANDER

SUPREME COMMANDER 10 Best Real Time Strategy Games In 2011

There are 3 different factions in this game and for each faction there are 6 missions to accomplish. Congratulations! You have been selected the Supreme Commander for nothing but your army is banking upon you to lead them to victory against your nemesis.

9. AGE OF EMPIRES III

AGE OF EMPIRES III 10 Best Real Time Strategy Games In 2011
Although this is an old real-time strategy game but this games speaks for itself. Age of Empires III still steals the show of the online gaming forum and you will witness a behemoth number of players anxious to put up a match against you. In this game you control one of the eight colonial powers of Europe.

8. MEDIEVAL II: TOTAL WAR

MEDIEVAL II TOTAL WAR 10 Best Real Time Strategy Games In 2011
You have been transported back to the middle-age and the objective set before is to conquer the whole Europe by exhibiting superb leadership and war tactics. There are a dozen of factions to choose from.

7. WARCRAFT III: REIGN OF CHAOS

WARCRAFT III REIGN OF CHAOS 10 Best Real Time Strategy Games In 2011
It is a single and multiplayer game which was released back in 2002. It is a deadly macabre of killing between humans an orcs. Although peace prevailed between the two races but not for long as the leaders on both sides are planning out something.

6. WARHAMMER 40,000: DAWN OF WAR II

WARHAMMER 40000 DAWN OF WAR II 10 Best Real Time Strategy Games In 2011
This game has four factions namely Space Marines, Eldar, Orks and Tyranid and each of the four factions will fight its way to gain control of the region. There is a single player campaign as well as multiplayer skirmishes against each other.

5. WORLD IN CONFLICT

WORLD IN CONFLICT 10 Best Real Time Strategy Games In 2011
It reflects back the time of 1989, just before the fall of Soviet Union but here you will fight hard to save the Soviet Union by putting up a good fight. In single player campaign, you can choose from either USA or NATO to play with.

4. SINS OF A SOLAR EMPIRE

SINS OF A SOLAR EMPIRE 10 Best Real Time Strategy Games In 2011
There are myriad factions in this game to choose from and there are lots of galaxies and planets to conquer. Each faction has unique technology and units, as a repercussion every game you play will be a far cry from the previous one. This is for those who love playing slow paced strategy games.

3. EMPIRE: TOTAL WAR

EMPIRE TOTAL WAR 10 Best Real Time Strategy Games In 2011
The factions in this game belong to the eighteenth century Age of Enlightenment and the basic objective of each one of them is to conquer the globe to prove its supremacy over others. Make your way through different ages with each successive age allowing you to use more advanced and sophisticated technology and units.

2. COMPANY OF HEROES

COMPANY OF HEROES 10 Best Real Time Strategy Games In 2011
The roots of this game are deeply entrenched in the World War II time and it is a single player as well as multiplayer game. In multiplayer mode, you can play skirmishes against each other.

1. STARCRAFT II: WINGS OF LIBERTY

Star Craft II Wings of Liberty 10 Best Real Time Strategy Games In 2011
This version of StarCraft comes with a new storyline and with sufficiently advanced technology for each of the three factions. Some of the units are back from the old times (from previous versions of StarCraft) but this time with new capabilities and upgrades.

 

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

Not bad for an old game. Goes to show you newness means nothing. ;)

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

Well, a few flaws with that list. First, how are they the best of 2011 since most didn't come out then? Second, am I the only one that feels that other games should have trumped games like Age of Empires III? Third, how the hell is a Total War game a Real-Time Strategy?

Other than that, glad to see that SoaSE is well thought of.

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Draakjacht, reply 2
Well, a few flaws with that list. First, how are they the best of 2011 since most didn't come out then? Second, am I the only one that feels that other games should have trumped games like Age of Empires III? Third, how the hell is a Total War game a Real-Time Strategy?

Other than that, glad to see that SoaSE is well thought of.

Indeed, and why on Earth is SupCom only #10? How can DoWII be better than DoW, when they turned it all around? SoaSE definitely earned its place on that list.

No kidding, as I understand it, AoEIII was not a true AoE game.

Total War games definitely aren't RTS games, I haven't even played any of them, and I know that, so how did two of them make it on to such a list?

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

Total War games have real time battles...but those are generally referred to as tactical battles, so I'm not sure on how those games would be classified....

To be honest, I don't see how Empire: Total War outdid Medieval II or Shogun II (which wasn't even on the list, wtf?)...but that's just my opinion....

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

A lot of this comes up to opinion and taste.  The only really questionable stuff on this list is the inclusion of AoE3 and the very high placement of E:TW.  I don't have a problem with counting the Total War series as RTS, though you are blurring the lines by doing so.  I tend to think Starcraft II is placing highly because of how new it is and how much hype surrounds it.  I'd probably put it near the bottom of my top 10 rather than near the top.

I'd say my top 3 would be (in order) Warcraft III, Sins of a Solar Empire, and Age of Empires 2.  Not really sure what I'd put at #4; plenty of titles I'd consider.

 

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

From the actual site it says the aoe 3 multiplayer community is still alive and kicking. There basing there ranking off whose playing what and how many people are playing certain rts games in 2011

 
Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top

Whoever wrote that hasn't even played sins... Myriad of factions?

Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting psychoak, reply 7
Whoever wrote that hasn't even played sins... Myriad of factions?

 

What counts is his aware of it.. Its that good

 
Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top

Yes, the descriptions are lacking. The use of the term RTS is loose at best. The games making the list are either fairly recent or have relatives that reminded us how much better the originals were (SupCom2). And then they skip some gems like Homeworld2.

I wouldn't give the list much credibility and hope, despite the brief and inaccurate description, that this manages to be yet another boon for SoaSE.

Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top

Clearly if SoaSE is #4, it is only because Entrenchment is #3, Diplomacy is #2, and Rebellion is #1....

Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top

But shouldn't that average out to Trinity being #3 or the final batch being #2.5?

Reply #12 from Sins Forums Top

That math is TOO HARD for me...

Reply #13 from Sins Forums Top

4+3+2=9/3=3

4+3+2+1=10/4=2.5

Reply #14 from Sins Forums Top

WHAT IS THIS + and / and = STUFF??????

Reply #15 from Sins Forums Top

SC 2 is not my game, but it is very popular. Look at the view counts for replay commentaries by Husky StarCraft and some run into the hundreds of thousands. Lot of fans among college age I think. Just too old here to keep up with the frenetic pace.

Reply #16 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Draakjacht, reply 9
And then they skip some gems like Homeworld2.

Homeworld2 was not a gem, if it wasn't for the interface improvements and strike craft squadrons, it would have been two steps backwards. The voice acting was abysmal, frigates were pathetic, and support was removed. I still use Homeworld as a benchmark for RTS games, and I haven't even beat the campaign yet, because I am always slow to find out about games. Homeworld2 was released before I had Homeworld, and I didn't even know about it for several years.

Reply #17 from Sins Forums Top

IMHO Sins >>> Starcraft.  Unfortunately, most of the online multiplayer PvP RTS crowd doesn't seem to know about Sins.  It's a hidden gem IMHO.

Reply #18 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Zeta1127, reply 16
Homeworld2 was not a gem, if it wasn't for the interface improvements and strike craft squadrons, it would have been two steps backwards. The voice acting was abysmal, frigates were pathetic, and support was removed. I still use Homeworld as a benchmark for RTS games, and I haven't even beat the campaign yet, because I am always slow to find out about games. Homeworld2 was released before I had Homeworld, and I didn't even know about it for several years.

I think Homeworld2 still beats a few on the list. But I will say that I liked destoyers and frigates more in the original, I like the support, and I enjoyed the more oddball units that the original and HW: Cataclysm had. I didn't feel too bad about the voice acting and think that the story was a fine conclusion to the hornet's nest that the original opened up. So, I will say that you have a fair argument about HW being better. Play Cataclysm. It's a treat.

Still, since they aren't listing games made in 2011, why not add Homeworld?

And I agree with DirtySanchezz. A rare occasion.

Reply #19 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Draakjacht, reply 18
Still, since they aren't listing games made in 2011, why not add Homeworld?

No kidding.

Quoting Draakjacht, reply 18
And I agree with DirtySanchezz. A rare occasion.

I concur, I would be playing Sins again if my computer liked it.

Reply #20 from Sins Forums Top

From the actual site it says the aoe 3 multiplayer community is still alive and kicking.

There are many old games that still have multiplayer communities that are doing well for themselves.  Warcraft II (yes, that's two) online community is still doing fine, and it predates AoE3 by a full decade.

Reply #21 from Sins Forums Top

Okay, I dunno why I didn't think of this before. Total Annihilation: Kingdoms. Total Annihilation was cool, but Kingdoms had an amazing story and where most games boast three unique groups (which are rarely all that different) this game had five groups with as little in common as you can imagine. Even to turtle you had to take a different approach with each force. Wonderful game.

edit: Oh, and the 'end game' units are limited to one while not being all that invincible. Although a boon to your forces, they must be used carefully to avoid the long process of resummoning. Great balance.

Reply #22 from Sins Forums Top

I though this was a list of rts games released in 2011 not a review of all of the rts games in the history of gaming and then ranking them in order of sales. Clearly even with sins at 4, the OP is clearly biased towards to SCII, I bet if you look at the least when the last two SC gets released the top 3 would be SC. I though Empire: total war was a part RTS TBS so it isn't a true RTS. Honestly, if SC is the king of RTS, its queen is Age of Empires.

Reply #23 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting ice27828, reply 22
its queen is Age of Empires

The original two. 3 was disappointing, IMO.

Reply #24 from Sins Forums Top

I sorta agree, the first 2 ruled, but I kinda understand why they moved to the British era, I mean the first one was like ancient history, then they moved into the medieval era, I guess that is why they moved into the 1800's. Although I love the physics and the graphics.

With regards to world in conflict, the graphics is quite shitty for a game that was developed after a few years after Age of Empires III. Sure it was developed Sierra Entertainment just right before they defunted but still a think if they worked on the graphics a bit more I am pretty sure it would failed like it did.

Reply #25 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting ice27828, reply 22
I though this was a list of rts games released in 2011 not a review of all of the rts games in the history of gaming and then ranking them in order of sales. Clearly even with sins at 4, the OP is clearly biased towards to SCII, I bet if you look at the least when the last two SC gets released the top 3 would be SC. I though Empire: total war was a part RTS TBS so it isn't a true RTS. Honestly, if SC is the king of RTS, its queen is Age of Empires.

 

Looks like its sales and multiplayer activity.